58 |NewScientist | 8 June 2013http://www.NewScientistJobs.comClinical Research Fellow in Psychiatry and
Mental Health
Ref: 133
Fixed term for 2 years, Part Time (0.5 fte)
Salary range: FTE £31,838 - £35,952 per annum pro rata
Applications are invited from a highly motivated Clinical Research Fellow to work with Professor Hugo Critchley on
a programme funded by the European Research Council that examines the role of bodily states of arousal on the
processing of fear and threat stimuli in the human brain, with relevance to anxiety. This ERC Advanced Grant is
titled ‘Cardiac control of fear in the brain’.
The successful applicant will be a clinician with appropriate level of qualification and established eligibility with
interest and ambition to pursue with high quality research in clinical neuroscience, particularly in the area of
psychiatry and mental health. Applicants must have a medical qualification and be registered to practice in the UK.
The post will combine clinical research in patients, with the opportunity to gain experience in human neuroimaging,
and psychophysiological techniques for examining brain body interaction in clinical and non-clinical populations.
Previous experience in conducting clinical research, particularly if relevant to people accessing mental health
services, is highly desirable. Applicants with technical skills applicable to human neuroscience and experience in
the analysis and presentation of experimental research will also be very useful to this post. Informal enquiries about
the project should be directed to Professor Hugo Critchley ([email protected]), Tel: +441273678336.
Candidates are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the range of research activity undertaken from the
laboratory and collaborators within BSMS and the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Sciences.Research Fellow in Neuroimaging and
Psychophysiology
Ref: 134
Fixed term for 4 years, Full Time
Salary range: Grade 7 £30,424 to £36,298 per annum. It is normal to appoint at the first point of the salary scale.Applications are invited from highly motivated post-doctoral research scientists for positions to work with Professor
Hugo Critchley on a programme funded by the European Research Council that examines the role of bodily states
of arousal on the processing of fear and threat stimuli in the human brain, with relevance to anxiety. This ERC
Advanced Grant is titled ‘Cardiac control of fear in the brain’.
The successful applicant will have an established record of high quality research publications, technical skills
applicable to human neuroscience and experience in the analysis and presentation of experimental research.
Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant neuroscientific discipline and experience in human neuroimaging, and/or
psychophysiological techniques and established competence in use of Matlab and specific neuroimaging analytic
platforms (e.g. SPM, FSL, AFNI).
Previous experience in conducting clinical investigations, particularly if relevant to people accessing mental health
services, is highly desirable. Informal enquiries about the project should be directed to Professor Hugo Critchley
([email protected]), Tel: +441273678336. Candidates are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the
range of research activity undertaken from the laboratory and collaborators within BSMS and the Sackler Centre
for Consciousness Science.For full details and how to apply visit
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs http://www.brighton.ac.uk/jobs http://www.bsms.ac.ukClosing date for applications: 13 June 2013We are committed to equality of opportunitybrighton & sussex medical school
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